Deputy Director

The MIT Museum seeks an experienced leader and skillful administrator to serve as Deputy Director and Head of Operations (“Deputy Director”). The Deputy Director will work closely with the Mark R. Epstein (Class of 1963) Director, serving as the second-in-command in leading the daily operations of the Museum as well as its ancillary facilities. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the MIT Museum sits at the heart of one of the world’s premier universities, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Drawing on the exceptional intellectual capital of its parent institution and the surrounding innovation ecosystem, the MIT Museum exists to connect the world with MIT’s unique culture of problem-solving and playful creativity, spanning science, technology, art and design.

The Deputy Director will join the Museum in a moment of increasing possibilities, as the Museum is maximizing the potential of its new building in the newly imagined MIT Kendall Gateway in Cambridge, where the Museum occupies more than 58,000 square feet of galleries, classrooms, and state-of-the-art program and performance spaces. Opened in October 2022, the MIT Museum in Kendall Square heralds a new era: one in which the museum plays a larger and more prominent role in the life of the Institute, and its relationship with the greater Boston area, the nation, and the world. At this buzzing, lively gateway location in Kendall Square, the updated Museum serves to strengthen the connection between the Institute and the Kendall Innovation District, and it continues to grow as a meeting ground for MIT community members and the wider community.

The MIT Museum’s galleries, exhibitions, demonstrations, workshops, performances, conversations, and debates invite visitors to participate in the ongoing adventure of research and innovation. The Museum displays objects from its vast collections and features rotating transdisciplinary exhibitions relating to science, technology, art, and design. The Museum also presents regular programs, events, and festivals, including guided gallery tours, demonstrations by MIT faculty and students, workshops in its educational classrooms, hands-on activities in its Maker Hub, panel discussions, and the annual Cambridge Science Festival.

Reporting to the Mark R. Epstein (Class of 1963) Director, the Deputy Director and Head of Operations will be responsible for the human resources, financial administration and operations of the Museum, including the development and implementation of an annual budget recommendation; administrative oversight of the MIT Museum, including human resources administration; managing the Museum’s Finance, Visitor Services, Store, Functions, Building management, and Technology departments; supporting major Museum projects as needed, including those originating in the Collections, Exhibitions, and Engagement departments; back-stopping senior management roles during periods of transition; and representation of the MIT Museum on behalf of the Director as required to key stakeholders, including (but not confined to) the Museum Advisory Board, the Institute’s Senior Administration, and individual and corporate donors.

This position is an MIT Pay Scale of 13 with a hiring salary range of $185,000-$205,000.

Confidential nominations, inquiries, and applications may be sent electronically below. 
Andrew Lee is leading this search with Ryan Leichenauer.

MIT is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, ancestry, or national or ethnic origin.